I've had a really interesting experience recently where I've been saddled with two extra cats turning my household population to 4. I've been dealing with the cat problems as they come but I've very recently been given news that one of the two cats I took in for my friend is Feral (and she apparently 'forgot' to tell me this which was really nice of her -__-). If you're interested in reading the whole situation start to finish about all four cats you can check all my progress with the other three cats here:
http://www.thecatsite.com/t/287058/whole-house-smells-like-cat-pee
Dora is the feral cat, at first I thought she may just have been extremely skittish and so have been working with her like one would with a domesticated cat. I believe I may have done more damage than any good doing this. I've never dealt with trying to tame a feral cat before so I'm completely out of my comfort zone here and don't really even know what information to provide to you guys, but I'll give you her cat basics:
Dora is a four and a half year old spayed female short haired torbie. She was given to my friend Brenna from the Virginia Animal Control after they captured her and the other feral cats in her colony when Dora was approximately 6 months. Dora is extremely affectionate with Brenna (And sometimes the other cats) but hides from anyone else, and when she runs to hide she gets extremely frantic. She'll bowl over anything in her path. This is a big problem as Brenna is back in the US right now trying to find a way to apply for a Student Visa so she can eventually move here. Brenna has no home to go back to as she had family issues and had to leave her house immediately and take her two cats with her. Her two cats however are here in Canada with my Fiance and I.
What I would ideally like to eventually have happen is to gain Dora's trust enough that I could pet her and give her treats and affection. Right now because she trusts no one she spends all of her days hiding and will brutally attack you if you try getting her out from under the bed. She's got no one to show her any love right now and it breaks my heart to see her so miserable...
http://www.thecatsite.com/t/287058/whole-house-smells-like-cat-pee
Dora is the feral cat, at first I thought she may just have been extremely skittish and so have been working with her like one would with a domesticated cat. I believe I may have done more damage than any good doing this. I've never dealt with trying to tame a feral cat before so I'm completely out of my comfort zone here and don't really even know what information to provide to you guys, but I'll give you her cat basics:
Dora is a four and a half year old spayed female short haired torbie. She was given to my friend Brenna from the Virginia Animal Control after they captured her and the other feral cats in her colony when Dora was approximately 6 months. Dora is extremely affectionate with Brenna (And sometimes the other cats) but hides from anyone else, and when she runs to hide she gets extremely frantic. She'll bowl over anything in her path. This is a big problem as Brenna is back in the US right now trying to find a way to apply for a Student Visa so she can eventually move here. Brenna has no home to go back to as she had family issues and had to leave her house immediately and take her two cats with her. Her two cats however are here in Canada with my Fiance and I.
What I would ideally like to eventually have happen is to gain Dora's trust enough that I could pet her and give her treats and affection. Right now because she trusts no one she spends all of her days hiding and will brutally attack you if you try getting her out from under the bed. She's got no one to show her any love right now and it breaks my heart to see her so miserable...
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